LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuterthird declension

lupānar

lupānar n (genitive lupānāris)
Classical[ɫʊˈpaː.naːr]Ecclesiastical[luˈpaː.nar]

Meaning

  1. brothel, whore-house
    Haud consimili ingenio atque ille est qui in lupanari accubat.He's not at all of the same nature as he who relaxes in the brothel.c. 190 BCE, Plautus, Bacchides 3.3.50

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativelupānarlupānāria
genitivelupānārislupānārium
dativelupānārīlupānāribus
accusativelupānarlupānāria
ablativelupānārī
lupānāre		lupānāribus
vocativelupānarlupānāria

lŭpānar, āris, n. lupa, II. A.,
I. a house of ill-repute: qui in lupanari accubat, Plaut. Bacch. 3, 3, 50: deprehensus in lupanari cum alienā uxore, Quint. 7, 3, 6: intrare, Juv. 6, 121: virorum, Mos. et Rom. Leg. Coll. 5, 3, 2.—As a term of reproach: O lutum, lupanar, aut si perditius potest quid esse, Cat. 42, 13.

Origins

Apocope of earlier *lupānāre, a neuter relative adjective equivalent to lupa (“a she-wolf” → “prostitute”) + -ānus + -āris (both relative adjective suffixes). See -ar.

Descendants
  • Catalanlupanar
  • Englishlupanar
  • Frenchlupanar
  • Italianlupanare
  • Portugueselupanar
  • Romanianlupanar
  • Spanishlupanar
  • Polishlupanar

Quick answers

What does lupānar mean in Latin?
lupānar, a noun, means “brothel, whore-house”.
What is the genitive of lupānar?
The genitive singular is lupānāris. lupānar is neuter, third declension.
How do you pronounce lupānar?
In classical Latin, [ɫʊˈpaː.naːr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [luˈpaː.nar].